National destiny: Global tower climbing skills have decreased by 10,000 times.

Xiao Chen, ID "Xiao Hong Da Kuai Tou", is one of the most outstanding training and preparation members of Zixia Esports Club, with two years of training experience.

At this time, he was summoned by You Shao to disguise himself as a contestant and participate in the competition, all in order to completely block Chu Liang from advancing!

In order to minimize the losses of other candidates, the deputy interviewer instructed him to keep a close eye on Chu Liang before going up.

Chu Liang's precise timing almost disrupted their entire plan.

"Chu Liang, Chu Liang, that was close! I almost got dragged to my death here by you."

"What a pity, you just happened to have an extra minute, giving me this opportunity. I've been waiting for you for so long."

"Hahaha...That's excellent!"

Xiao Chen thought to himself, then revealed an enigmatic smile.

Looking at his expression, Chu Liang felt a chill run down his spine, his subconscious instincts telling him:

This person is definitely not simple!

Soon, the two-hour countdown at the second round of training will end.

The battles in the other arenas have gradually ended, but in the Crown Prince's arena, someone went up on stage at the last minute to continue the match.

With the situation settled, everyone else came down from the stage, and all eyes turned to the two people still on the Crown Prince's arena.

Chu Liang roused himself, slightly opened his squinted eyelids, and picked up the mouse again.

Game start!

The scene was tacitly quiet, with only the clicking sound of the two people rapidly clicking their mice.

Ye Fei remained seated to the side, watching and observing the young "fat boy".

From the very beginning, the two were neck and neck, taking similar paths and drawing cards that were both geared towards forging the sword, though their hand speeds differed slightly.

After reaching the first campfire, the two began to diverge in their routes. Chu Liang took a route without elites and with two campfires.

Xiao Chen, on the other hand, took a route of two elites, three campfires, and one shop, and soon his progress surpassed Xiao Chen's.

Discussions began to rise from the audience:

"Advanced to level seven? Two elites? Is this person really here for the selection? This is too risky."

"What? You're saying they're fighting at Advanced Level 7?"

"Damn, I didn't even notice until you told me!"

"Let alone advancing to level seven, I wouldn't dare to casually fight two elites even at level six or level five."

"Are you crazy? Always picking the hardest challenges? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

"Not necessarily," Ye Fei muttered to himself.

According to the rules, the final score is compared not only by the completion time, but also by the overall score.

The value of defeating one elite monster is around 100 points, but defeating two elite monsters can earn you a full 200 points more.

The tall, imposing man in front of them didn't seem to be taking a "risky" approach for a high-scoring strategy; rather, he appeared to be confident in his abilities and had made the choice with complete assurance.

Ye Fei glanced at the map. In the dense forest, there were three elites: 'Donis Bird', 'Parasitic Frog', and 'Ancient Statue'.

These three elites share a common characteristic: except for the second phase of the alien frog, they all suffer high single-target damage.

Compared to the "Coral Reef" and "Ghost Eel" maps in Dark Harbor, the advantages of the Sword Forging style can be fully utilized, and it is almost unaffected by damage limits and area-of-effect attacks.

His deck is filled with a large number of highly efficient sword-forging cards, seemingly created to await this moment.

However, Ye Fei could also see that this person's hand speed and understanding were in no way inferior to the opposing Little Fatty. He could have won by playing steadily and cautiously, but instead he chose this risky approach.

After a moment's thought, Ye Fei could only come up with one answer to the reason for his behavior:

That is—pressure!

"This guy is quite cunning," Ye Fei commented.

After defeating another powerful monster, Chu Liang opened the deck page again, squinting as he carefully considered his options.

Just as he was waiting for the monster's attack animation, a room message popped up on Chu Liang's screen.

Although the arena mode has modified some of the game's mechanics for the selection process, it is essentially still a one-on-one battle room where players cannot see each other's screens, and the room chat function remains.

The message content is:

"Mr. Chu Liang, I've been waiting for you for so long."

The message was brief, but it revealed a fatal piece of information to Chu Liang: This person has time to type!

Moreover, his purpose was not simple. From the beginning, he sensed that this person was not simply there to participate in the competition, but rather...

—They came for him.

Upon seeing this message, Chu Liang's facial muscles stiffened slightly, but his hands continued operating at high speed without being affected.

Two minutes later, another message came in, this time even longer:

You're probably wondering why I still have time to type, right?

Chu Liang found a brief moment of free time, quickly brought up the chat window, and typed out the few shortest words on the keyboard:

Who are you? What do you want?

To everyone's surprise, a message arrived quickly, and it was just as long:

"Who I am doesn't matter. I just want to tell you that I've already defeated two elites."

Upon seeing this, Chu Liang felt as if struck by lightning. He quickly glanced at the map and immediately understood his route.

"So fast?"

But he immediately realized that this was likely a psychological tactic by the other side. He said that after defeating two elites, it might not actually be over.

The reason he deliberately spent time saying this repeatedly was simply to disrupt his mindset and affect his performance, making it easier for the challenger to advance.

However, according to the rules, even if the former champion is successfully challenged, their qualification to advance will still be retained and will not be affected.

Chu Liang typed rapidly again:

"If you want to advance, I'll give you the chance; you don't need to go through all this trouble."

After saying that, Chu Liang deliberately slowed down a little, thinking that he was just trying to take advantage of the situation.

However, two minutes later, an even longer message arrived:

"Haha, you advanced?"

Do you know the rules for the next round of the competition?

"It wouldn't be right to so generously hand over the title of champion to someone else!"

"It's not too late to give up now!"

Chu Liang frowned. Was this guy crazy? He didn't know the rules for the next round; he only knew that if this guy typed again, he definitely wouldn't make it to the next round.

So he ignored it, tried his best to stay calm, and quickly operated the mouse.

Just when Chu Liang's boss had only a sliver of health left, he struck with his sword and ended the match first.

However, at the same time, the person opposite suddenly stood up, and an uproar erupted from the audience.

Chu Liang turned around and saw that the match was over, and their scores were displayed on the big screen, which read:

"Sword Demon", time 9 minutes and 31 seconds, score 1025 points.

"Little Red Big Guy", time 9 minutes and 32 seconds, score:

——1240 points!

Chu Liang was somewhat shocked. This person was typing with him while they were only a second apart.

However, their score was more than two hundred points higher than his, which was roughly equivalent to two elite players.

Now he is almost certain that this person is deliberately "suppressing his score," and that he could have easily crushed him in a much shorter amount of time.

And the purpose of his doing this was simply to put the purest pressure on him!

He didn't understand why this person was putting so much pressure on him.

The two stepped off the stage, while the audience below continued to discuss the scene, seemingly finding it quite exciting and wanting more.

Soon, "White Mist" stepped forward again to announce the final results of the match.

"...I hereby announce that the above contestants have officially advanced and qualified for the third round of selection!"

"Other contestants who failed to make the list and unrelated personnel can leave now. Of course, they can also stay and watch; we will not force them to."

After that, many people left the stage. Some sighed, some looked relieved, and a few stayed behind to watch the next round of selection.

Ye Fei walked up behind Chu Liang and patted him on the shoulder, facing his massive back.

"Hey bro, interested in learning more?"